Regular readers will know, I'm a lucky guy. I hardly ever had a proper "job" and I stopped working for other people over a decade ago. I have run a business since 2005. I started in London, UK, providing web and graphic design services for clients but then branched out. Now, in 2019, I live in … [Read more...]
How To Sell Notebooks And Low Content Paperback Books On Amazon KDP
This is the most fun I've had in business for a number of years! All I'm doing is uploading a couple of files and entering text. That's how you sell notebooks on Amazon! KDP (Kindle Direct Publishing) is Amazon's e-book publishing unit launched in 2007 at the same time as the first Kindle devices … [Read more...]
My Business Affirmations
During the decade or so that I've been blogging I've usually steered clear from writing about "personal development". I've concentrated mainly on solid business subjects. However, business affirmations are in an interesting area where business and personal development coincide. It's … [Read more...]
Possibly My Weirdest Year Ever – Review of the Year
My life has taken a few strange turns. I started a business in 2006 which changed my world. My marriage failed in 2012 and I left the UK for Thailand in 2014. More changes – as David Bowie would say, "Turn and face the strange". If you don't know who David Bowie is, leave this site immediately … [Read more...]
Successes and Failures: Business Report Q3 2017
Welcome to a further instalment in my wonderful business and life! Every quarter I crunch the business's figures, work out what's wrong and what's right, and, basically think out loud on my blog. Thank you for putting up with me. This quarter has been, on the face of it, quite eventful. These … [Read more...]
Amazon Merch: What It Is, How To Get Accepted, And How To Make Money
Get paid to design t-shirts! Merch by Amazon is Amazon’s print on demand platform. You upload a PNG and Amazon does the rest (prints the t-shirt, delivers it to the customer, takes care of returns, etc.). You get paid every time one of your t-shirts is sold. Get over 50% OFF my new course on … [Read more...]
Introduction to Steemit: Join A Disruptive Blogging Platform And Get Paid To Play
Steemit is a social media and blogging platform that pays users for posting content. In the video above I compare Steemit with Facebook and explain how I love the distributed, crowd-controlled nature of the platform. So, you do what you already do on Facebook, on Instagram, or on LinkedIn, … [Read more...]
New Challenges – Business Report Q2 2017
We are now halfway through the year. How did that happen? I've just collected all the data from my various income sources to make one of my quarterly business reports. Now, is that a smile or a grimace, Rob? Read on to find out! Regular readers of this blog will be familiar with my quarterly … [Read more...]
How To Run A Web Design Business From Home
One day I registered a website and it changed my world. I would love this to happen to you. I have just re-released an updated version of my first book Running A Web Design Business From Home it's at the rock bottom price of $0.99 for the Kindle version. Even better, the book is FREE on May … [Read more...]
A Sudden Change Of Direction (Again): Business Report Q1 2017
Every three months I sit back and have a look at my business – and myself – and analyse where I'm going and what I'm doing. I'm in a riverside cafe in Phnom Penh at the moment trying to get a visa for Thailand after being in Bangkok for a few days. This gives me a good excuse to catch up with one … [Read more...]
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